Supreme Court Rejects Roy Moore’s Bid to Reinstate $8.2 Million Defamation Verdict
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Roy Moore's effort to reinstate an $8.2 million defamation verdict that had been vacated by a lower court.
Binghamton, NY, October 5, 2026 — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from former Alabama judge Roy Moore, effectively rejecting his attempt to reinstate a defamation verdict of $8.2 million. The verdict had previously been set aside by a lower court.
The Supreme Court’s decision means that the $8.2 million defamation award, initially granted to Moore, will not be reinstated. The case has a complex history involving allegations made against Moore prior to his 2017 U.S. Senate run.
An appeals court had previously vacated the original jury award. The details surrounding the specific reasons for the lower court’s vacatur and the subsequent legal arguments presented to the Supreme Court were not provided in the initial summary.
Roy Moore sought to have the Supreme Court review the decision by the lower appellate court. The nation’s highest court, however, chose not to grant certiorari, which is the formal acceptance of a case for review. This decision leaves the lower court’s ruling intact.
The original defamation lawsuit stemmed from allegations made about Moore’s conduct with teenage girls decades ago. The jury had awarded Moore the substantial sum in damages. However, the appellate court later overturned this judgment. Moore’s subsequent petition to the Supreme Court was his final legal avenue to seek the reversal of the vacatur.
As of the information available, the legal proceedings related to this specific defamation verdict have concluded with the Supreme Court’s refusal to intervene. The final financial outcome remains determined by the lower court’s decision to vacate the $8.2 million award.
Story summarized from the original created by KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press on www.binghamtonhomepage.com, see more information here.
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